Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Winter "adieu";

Lagerstroemiaspeciosa (Giant Crape-myrtle, Queen's Crape-myrtle, Banabá Plant, or Pride of India[1]) is a species of Lagerstroemia native to tropical southern Asia.

End of winter this tree puts on a brilliant show with its colourful leaves before they fall to make place for the spectacular flowers that follow.

Poinsettias have sparkled all winter long and are slowly on their way out;

We are eating lots of lettuce; when the days turn hot they will turn to towers;

The sun is already warm enough to dry more herbs and Celery leaves which have grown over winter.Bougainvilleas are starting to flower;

The seed of a birds nest fern has found lodgings in a orchid pot. These seeds are borne by the wind to the most awkward places.

The seed of a Begonia has used the same orchid pot;

Some of the Bromeliads are flowering at the end of winter;

Ardisia is still holding on to its scarlet berries;

Jacarandas turn to gold end of winter before loosing their leaves. To be crowned in October with the most delightful purple bells.

Believe it or not: Louis the XIV (1638-1715) was very fixated on a good nights sleep. He furnished his palace of Versailles with as many as 400 beds. Each one was lavishly carved and gilded and hung with beautiful tapestries.

Prospero, the Poinsettias grow in the garden not in pots. I usually cut them back before summer. We are well protected, living in the hills, and do not get lots of wind or gales. I know what you mean haveexperienced cold gales.

Oh those poinsettias are beautiful! We can get those here but it will never last in my garden. Maybe it is too hot here for the plant to grow nicely. I love the bougainvillea you have here. The colour is unusual for me. Happy gardening Tatania! Enjoy your wonderful and gorgeous garden!

Thanks for this beautiful and colourful post. Poinsettias flowers are really gorgeous as well as its color. I also love those scarlet barriers. They look so beautiful and decorative. And, what a beautiful lettuce you have! I love it too. I use to say that I don’t eat it but graze it.:-))

Your Poinsettia puts our Christmas house plant versions in their place. Nice to see them growing as they do in nature. As always your blog fascinates me - viewing the seasons via a six month time shift (if you see what I mean!)